superhonestben
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| What's the best bang for my bucks on RP6 upgrade? I am a source 1st kind of guy I do have a Rega rp6 with exact and I have the Rega p8 with get this their cheapie carbon cart. I prefer the P8 combo, sure I can make it better with a better cart, but have to tell you that combo kicks some you know ... | |
| critique my setup -- weak link? best way to improve? Sure it is, in football there is a place to start to improve the team, the offensive line is where I would start, again you can have Tom Brady....in his prime, won’t do you any good if the O line isn’t up to snuff, same with top running backs, won... | |
| critique my setup -- weak link? best way to improve? All interesting inputs, I sold hi end audio for any yrs, and here it is START with the source, get the best...(to your ears) source, then you have a reference to go by.....think of it this way, in football you have offense, defense, special teams... | |
| Upgrading from. Rega Planar 6 to a Planar 8?? "I’ve owned the P6, P8 and P10. The P6 is a very good turntable. The P8 is similar but noticeably better. The P10 sounds quite different, and is not necessarily an improvement, depending on personal preference. Personally, I prefer the P8 to the P... | |
| A Better Way to Buy Gear - Help Needed Glad it worked out, I own a Drumforum (yes I play drums..obviously) and we have a hard and fast rule in our for sale section NO paypal Fand F allowed, If we see a listing with it, we delete it and contact the seller and basically give a warning. ... | |
| A Better Way to Buy Gear - Help Needed only a FOOL sends money via paypal F and F. 1st off it is deceitful to paypal it is a sale and not a gift etc. a service is being used and needs to be paid, 2nd NO protection at all. Why in the world would you even consider doing it ? everything ... | |
| McIntosh MC275 vs Dynaco ST70 Ok I can chime in here, I have owned both and do own 3 Will Vincent St 70s. one in triode. It depends on speakers and preamp, both are great amps, here is my analogy, as a football fan, the MC275 is like Jim Brown, one of the all time greats The ... | |
| Buying from Japan...Accuphase or Luxman what are the costs ? import duties etc Well I did bite the bullet so to speak, I did buy an Accuphase E280 NOT from Japan but a used US version should arrive today. Appreciate all the input. | |
| recommend PRAT Integrated amplifiers (not Naim) Here is another classic, they nail it.....2s and 4s https://www.bing.com/videos/search?q=pet+rock+thunder+island&pc=0P243&ptag=C999N4A1626376B25&conlogo=CT3210127&ru=%2fsearch%3fq%3dpet%2520rock%2520thunder%2520island%26pc%3d0P2... | |
| recommend PRAT Integrated amplifiers (not Naim) FYI here is an excellent version of a classic hit, this is musical and you dont need a pair of Wilson speakers to figure it out. The hair is little weird but they can play, and they can do it ! https://www.bing.com/videos/search?q=pet+rock... | |
| recommend PRAT Integrated amplifiers (not Naim) A quote about PRAT from member secretguy @jmarini2 It's term given to qualities that golden ears think they can discern. Much like sightings of Bigfoot. It's meaningless. Sorry I have immensely disagree, how many here actually play an instrumen... | |
| Buying from Japan...Accuphase or Luxman what are the costs ? import duties etc I do know it will be 100v and have talked to acupwr about transformers. I do appreciate the responses, but take kind of a back seat to the 'buy legit" thing, nothing wrong with buying from Japan, its called free market, yes there can be some pi... | |
| Buying from Japan...Accuphase or Luxman what are the costs ? import duties etc Many thanks for the replies, especially those with Japan buying experiences. I think some think that buying from Japan is illegal or that their version isn't the same or up to spec as the US version, they are different voltage hence the step down... | |
| Buying from Japan...Accuphase or Luxman what are the costs ? import duties etc I was just asking if anyone has actually bought from Japan and what was their experiences were, clearly it sound like you have not. | |
| Buying from Japan...Accuphase or Luxman what are the costs ? import duties etc Thanks for the input, dont think there is anything illegal about buying goods from Japan. I do know a step down transformer would be needed, and there is no warranty, same as buying used,, although the few that I have looked at offer a 60 day retu... |